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excessive favoritism towards one's own country Nazism's almost epic nationalism appealed to downtrodden Germans still suffering the humiliation of being defeated in World War I

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Recent Examples of nationalism The rise of authoritarianism, xenophobia and nationalism is also fueling young people’s desire to act, as opportunities that were once available to their parents’ generations have nearly disappeared. Kara Fox, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025 Amid the churn in Europe and globally, with trenchant nationalism on the rise, and a war raging in Ukraine just 1,200 miles from the palace, many might say that having a hereditary royal as their head of state offers some reassuring continuity, acting as a counterweight to political upheaval. Vivienne Walt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025 The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was banned multiple times after India gained independence, including for its links to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, and has long been criticized for religious nationalism. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025 With the media’s normalization of white nationalism, recent years have made clear that there is a new urgency to assess the role that artists, through works of art, have played to illuminate the searing contours of the American body politic. Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nationalism
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patriotism
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  • Singing cowboys like Gene Autry and Western actor John Wayne became synonymous with patriotism, further forging the link between cowboys and American identity.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Help restore, patriotism and love of country for the people of Concord.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Nationalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalism. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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